Posted on 02.22.23
Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US
Source: https://news.yahoo.com/, February 21, 2023
By: Michael F. Gorman, Professor of Business Analytics and Operations Management, University of Dayton
Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio and caught fire, a truck carrying nitric acid crashed on a major highway outside Tucson, Arizona, killing the driver and releasing toxic chemicals into the air.
The Arizona hazmat disaster shut down Interstate 10, a major cross-country highway, and forced evacuations in surrounding neighborhoods. Read more.
